Grosse Pointe North High School Class of 1971

Trudy (Gertrude) Fricko (Wright)

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Email:Kethrys@comcast.net City:Hermitage Country:US Occupation:Faculty member at Cumberland University and work prn at Vanderbilt U. Medical Center Website:adventurer4fun.smugmug.com/ Marital Status:Married No. of Children:1 Spouse / significant other name:Brent Wright Undergrad & graduate schools:U. of Michigan, Emory U., Vanderbilt U.

From Trudy (Gertrude):

So long since high school days and yet we can still remember it well. I hope everyone has a great time at the reunion. I'm not able to attend due to other commitments.

I will try to briefly catch you up on my life since then. I attended U. of Michigan with a BS in Zoology and German, but then decided on something else career wise (research was just not for me at that time). Next, another BS in Nursing at Emory University in Atlanta, GA. After working a period of time on labor and delivery, I went back for my Masters in Perinatal Nursing and Women's Health Nurse Practitioner at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. I also met my wonderful husband Brent here and we've made our home here, plus raised a son, Christopher. Nashville is a lovely place to live. We've become passionate about photography and adventure travel trips. I'll post our website where a few of our photos are posted. Come check them out if you want. We aim to continue to improve our photographic skill with workshops and involvement in the Nashville Photography Club.
I'm also very happy in my current position of full time faculty member at Cumberland University School of Nursing. I feel I'm giving back by helping to mold the next generation of nurses.

Please feel free to contact me by email. Best wishes to everyone.

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Robert Friedhoff

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Email:rjf05@charter.net City:Rochester State/Prov.:MN Country:US Occupation:Physician Marital Status:Married No. of Children:1 Spouse / significant other name:Theresa Undergrad & graduate schools:Wayne State

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Susan (Sue) Gallego (Gallego Villegas)

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Email:susanmgallego@gmail.com City:Austin State/Prov.:TX Country:US Occupation:Social Worker Marital Status:Divorced No. of Children:1 Spouse / significant other name:Jesse Villegas No. of grandchildren:still waiting Undergrad & graduate schools:MSU- BA UTAustin-MSSW

From Susan (Sue): Hi there - I am thrilled to be coming back to GPW for our reunion. I have been living in Austin, TX for the past 27 yrs. and I love Austin and being a, "Texan," but Michigan is where it all started.

I have one son, Bernardo, who is absolutely terrific. He's now 30 yrs. old and married to a wonderful gal. They are both at Penn State working as entomologists. I am also blessed to have raised 3 step children who I love very much. I got my Master's in social work at 35 and have had the honor of working with people with HIV/AIDS and those at risk for over 20 yrs. For the last 4 yrs. I've been working for the State of Texas as a program coordinator for all the state funded HIV and Substance Abuse programs and with our border substance abuse prevention programs. I love my job and also manage to do consulting work on the side as a trainer and facilitator.

Over the years I've been able to travel a bit and was able to go back to Argentina a few times--this is where I spent my early childhood. I have also had the opportunity to train community health workers in Mozambique, Africa, Puerto Rico and Mexico on HIV/AIDS, and I lived and worked in downtown San Francisco for a couple of years after my son was grown and left home.

I still remain close to my, "Swedish Sister,"Eva Bergstrand, who was our exchange student in my junior year at GPN. She and I have visited each other a number of times over the years.

A big thanks to the reunion committee who worked so hard to find us and develop a great reunion event for all of us.

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Kathleen Goodner (Baldwin)

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Email:kbaldwin@wowway.com City:Troy State/Prov.:MI Country:US Occupation:Human Resources Generalist and Applied Para-Legal Education Marital Status:Divorced Undergrad & graduate schools:UDM

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Diane Graham (Platt)

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City:Grosse Pointe Farms State/Prov.:MI Country:US Occupation:Retired Marital Status:Married Spouse / significant other name:Richard Platt No. of grandchildren:6

From Diane:I graduated from Michigan State University in 1975 with a BA in Design. After working as a facilities manager for National Bank of Detroit, I spent the next 20 years working for Steelcase, Inc. in the Worldwide Alliance Division handling Ford Motor Company on a global basis. As a co-leader, I coordinated a domestic and international team, worked strategically managing relationships, and negotiated the worldwide agreement. In 1997, I married my second husband Richard Platt after being divorced for fourteen years. With Rick came two stepchildren, which has grown today to include six grandchildren. I retired in 1998 and devoted a great deal of time to philanthropic endeavors, today we travel as much as possible. When not traveling, we spend much of our time on the golf course.

Gordy Hawkins

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Email:ghawkins26@sbcglobal.net City:Lancaster State/Prov.:OH Country:US Occupation:Sales Manager Marital Status:Married No. of Children:2 Spouse / significant other name:Deb No. of grandchildren:2 Undergrad & graduate schools:Principia College

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Gary Hill

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Email:gshfungi@charter.net City:Gaylord State/Prov.:MI Country:US Occupation:Pharmacist Marital Status:Married No. of Children:2 Spouse / significant other name:Dawn Danielson Undergrad & graduate schools:Wayne State Univ.

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Dennis Hock

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Email:hockde47263@gmail.com City:Casco State/Prov.:MI Country:US Occupation:Telecomm Engr (Retired) Marital Status:Widowed No. of Children:1 Undergrad & graduate schools:LTU

From Dennis:It has been a long time for sure. After graduation I atended Lawrence Tech and obtained a BSEE. I worked at Pointe Electronics as a bench tech and the Shop Manager. Who remembers Pointe? I was fortunate to be offerred a job at then Detroit Edison, now DTE Energy, in the Telecommunications Dept. I spent 36.5 years in Telecom rising to the Principal Engineer responsible for a vast array of voice systems and fiber optic network. It was a good job from which I have now retired.

I met my wife Donna in 1983 and we were married for about 31 years. We have one child a daughter, who is studying in the vet sciences. She was a gazelle to my plodding plowhorse. She was a very caring and loving person. She loved her animals and to that end we have four dogs. Too many now but they are a part of the family. Donna took ill and passed from us in December 2014. It has been a bit of a struggle for myself and our daughter as we put a new normal into practice.

Always wanting to be in a rural envirnoment I have ended up outside Richmond, MI and with retirement I am thinking about one more move a little further up into Michigan. We shall see what the good Lord has in mind moving forward.

In browsing through the list I saw so many names that brought back memories of that time. I hope all are doing well and look forward to seeing you in Sept.

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Michael Ignasiak

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Email:mignasiak@comcast.net City:Warsaw State/Prov.:IN Country:US Occupation:Retired (Director - Packaging Development) Marital Status:Single Again No. of Children:1 Undergrad & graduate schools:Michigan State - BS

From Michael:I am both recently retired and divorced. After graduating from MSU with a degree in Packaging, I spent my entire professsional career of 33 years with the world's largest orthopaedic company, Zimmer, located in Warsaw, IN. I have one terrific son, James, currently a college sophmore at Indiana University.
My hobbies include sailing, biking, camping, traveling, and, yes, Jarts (they are still legal to own, but not sell)!
Looking forward to seeing my old classmates at this year's reunion.

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Victor Johnson

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Email:uwbadgerdad@gmail.com City:Oconomowoc State/Prov.:WI Country:US Occupation:Retired Website:www.linkedin.com/in/vicjohnson Marital Status:Married No. of Children:3 Spouse / significant other name:Barb Undergrad & graduate schools:BS and MS Mathematics, Michigan State

From Victor:Looking forward to seeing my GPN classmates at our 50th reunion!

Following GPN, I attended Michigan State University on a four-year Evans Scholarship earned as a caddie at Lochmoor Country Club. My BS and MS degrees were in Mathematics.

I retired on May 1, 2020 as COV-19 was rearing its head. My professional career always touched the insurance industry in some way, ranging from pricing and product development, to consulting, process reengineering, and sales. Protecting and advising families was always very fulfilling.

Barb and I have been married for 41 years and we have three sons. Barb is a BSN and provides nursing care part time to the retired Jesuits at Marquette University. Our oldest son, Vic Jr., lives in Minneapolis and is a professional musician, see http://www.minnesotapiano.com/. Vic Jr. and our youngest son, Aaron, both graduated from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Aaron is progressing on the long journey of exams to becoming a full Actuary. My middle son Doug is mentally ill and lives nearby in Waukesha, WI, home city of Les Paul. Doug enjoys hiking and outdoor activities with the family.

My favorite hobby is home brewing and have been at it now for 20 years. Living in Wisconsin, brewing beer becomes a second nature, as well as consuming it (moderately, of course). In retrospect, I really would have enjoyed opening my own brewpub and sharing my wares! Someday, perhaps now that I'm tired. We’ll see.

God bless you all throughout the years to come.

-Vic

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